GIRLS WRITE NOW PODCAST

Nutrition: Feeding the Body & the Soul

Episode 5 of Writing Our Way to Wellness

Community Manager Margery Hannah and mentee alum Chanelle Ferguson dive into how their upbringing in their particular communities have influenced their relationship to physical health, and how caring for the body is intimately tied to caring for the soul. This episode covers tea as a favored Caribbean remedy, handling stress in the body, and how Food Deserts disproportionally affect communities of color.

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LIFE@GWN

It Isn't A Career...It's My Mission

Inkluded Inc. Executive Director, Michael Mejias

"Diversity teaches empathy, encourages sensitivity, broadens understanding, and makes room for other viewpoints. I want more of all these things in the world, a lot more. But, it's not my experience that they happen all by themselves. It takes work."

Girls Write Now supporter and non-profit Executive Director Michael Mejias talks about what committing to diversity looks like in the publishing world in the latest post from Life@GWN.

Prompt of the Week

By Friday Night Salon Artist and
Mentor Emi Nietfeld

Often, college applicants are advised to use their essay to "show who they are," but there are many reasons applicants can't do that. Start writing the story you'd tell to REALLY show someone who you are.

Join us on Friday for more prompts and a night of memoir writing with Emi Nietfeld, Girls Write Now mentor and author of Acceptance.

KICKOFF TO SCRIPT 360

College & Career Chat

Wednesday, Nov. 15, 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM ET, Virtual

Take charge of your goals as Girls Write Now teams up with powerhouse professionals across schools and industries! In this special College & Career Chat, employees from Reel Works discuss different roles in the film industry and how our favorite movies get made. Join us at this week's College & Career Chat, which also kicks off the Script 360 Learning Journey!

Open to all mentees, program alum, and Reel Works participants

FRIDAY NIGHT SALON

From College Essay to Published Memoir with Emi Nietfeld

Friday, Nov. 17, 6 - 7:15 PM ET, Virtual

For Emi Nietfeld, a former foster youth who experienced homelessness, the college application process felt grueling and dehumanizing. In this talk, she'll discuss how she used writing a book to reclaim her story. Join us for a Friday Night Salon that celebrates the importance of telling your story to the world. Emi's memoir, Acceptance, published with Penguin Press, was chosen as a best book of the year by NPR.

Open to the Public
Suggested for Nonfiction 360

COLLABORATORY WORKSHOP

Thriving as a Change-Maker: Financial Wellness & Social Responsibility

Saturday, Nov. 18, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET, Virtual

What possibilities for social justice open up when we allow ourselves to interact with money differently? How do our emotions about money foreclose opportunities to thrive and give back? Join us for a conversation and strategy session around financial stability to kickstart a three-part series with author, scholar, and financial advisor Dr. Noni Denise Carter on financial wellness. 

Open to all mentees, mentors, and program alum Suggested for Lead 360, Career 360, and College 360 participants

COLLABORATORY WORKSHOP

Making Change: Leading from Where You Are with Alex Budak

Saturday, Nov. 18, 3 - 4:30 PM ET, Virtual

What do presidents, CEOs, movement leaders, and mentees at Girls Write Now have in common? In this workshop, we'll find out together! Join us for conversation and Q&A with Alex Budak, author of Becoming a Changemaker, where we will discuss how to affect real change in our communities by leading from where we are.

Open to all mentees and mentors
Required for Lead 360, Career 360, and College 360 participants

PARTNER JOB OPPORTUNITY

Warner Bros. Discovery

Design Management Coordinator

As a Design Management Coordinator for the Max streaming platform, you will help drive the operational success for the visual execution of Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service as well as the production and execution of marketing campaigns promoting it. 

For Partner Job & Internship Opportunities, fill out the Employment Interest Form after submitting the application so Girls Write Now can support you during the application process!

Check out more opportunities here.

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

United Talent Agency

2024 Summer Internship Program

UTA's Summer Internship Program exposes interns to a wide variety of business practices in the field of entertainment. Interns receive formal instruction on the fundamentals of the talent agency business and how to work within it. 

Check out more opportunities here.

SCHOLARSHIP

The Beacon Scholarship for Rural America

$1,000 Scholarship from Carrot-Top

The Beacon Scholarship for Rural America is intended for applicants who are college-bound graduating high school seniors, current college students, or adult learners with a GPA of 3.0 or higher (high school or college) and who are planning to enroll in an accredited college program. Applicants must also reside in a rural area and meet low-income criteria.

Application Due Date for Spring 2024:
November 30, 2023.

Check out more scholarship opportunities here.